Ladinisches Kulturinstitut "Micurá de Rü" - Gadertal

The Ladinisches Kulturinstitut "Micurá de Rü" - Gadertal is a cultural institute dedicated to the Ladin language and culture in the Gadertal (Val Badia) valley of South Tyrol, Italy. Its official website, micura.it, presents the institute as a hub for language cultivation, research and publishing in Ladin, with sections covering its administration, founding history, activities, publications and online services. The institute's name honours Micurá de Rü, the nineteenth-century Ladin priest and language pioneer whose work helped establish a written tradition for Ladin. The institute's activities, as listed on its homepage, span linguistics, archaeology, library and archive services, language courses, lexicography, exhibitions, publications and toponomastics. It publishes dictionaries and grammars, runs an online spelling corrector and grammar resources, and maintains a bookshop offering literature, children's books, music, scientific publications and works on history, religion, traditions and culture. Its journal Ladinia is a long-running scholarly publication devoted to Ladin studies. The institute also serves the Ladin community through translation services, language advice, multimedia resources and a media library. It collaborates with other Ladin cultural bodies, including the Uniun di Ladins Val Badia, MUSLA and the Uniun di Ladins de Gherdëina, and its website is available in English, German, Italian and Ladin. Through its publishing, research and educational programmes, the Micurá de Rü institute acts as a central institution for the documentation, standardisation and promotion of Ladin language and culture in the Dolomites.

The Ladinisches Kulturinstitut "Micurá de Rü" - Gadertal is named after Micurá de Rü (1789–1847), a Ladin priest from the Badia valley who is regarded as a pioneer of Ladin writing and whose work laid early foundations for a standardised Ladin orthography. The institute was established to continue that mission in the modern era, serving the Ladin-speaking communities of the Gadertal/Val Badia and beyond. According to its official website, the institute is organised with a directorate, an administrative council and defined purposes and founding history. Its activities have grown to include linguistics, archaeology, library and archive work, language courses, lexicography, exhibitions, publications and toponomastics. It publishes the scholarly journal Ladinia, which has appeared in multiple volumes over the decades, and maintains a bookshop offering literature, children's books, music, scientific publications and works on history, religion, traditions and culture. Over time the institute has embraced digital tools, providing online dictionaries, a grammar, a spelling corrector and multimedia resources, and making its website available in English, German, Italian and Ladin. It collaborates with other Ladin cultural organisations such as the Uniun di Ladins Val Badia, MUSLA and the Uniun di Ladins de Gherdëina, and participates in projects such as Manif.it. Through these efforts it remains a central institution for Ladin language planning, research and cultural transmission in South Tyrol.

A scholarly and community-oriented cultural institute for the documentation, standardisation and promotion of Ladin language and culture in the Dolomites.

• Journal Ladinia

  A scholarly journal devoted to Ladin studies, published by the institute.

• Ladin dictionaries

  Lexicographic works documenting Ladin vocabulary.

• Ladin grammar

  Grammar resources, including an online grammar.

• Online spelling corrector

  A digital tool for checking Ladin orthography.

• Bookshop publications

  Literature, children's books, music, scientific publications and cultural works.

1. 1Homemicura.it
2. 2Ladinisches Kulturinstitut "Micurá de Rü" - Gadertalwikidata.org